INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
turned violent earlier in the day at Shivaji Chowk.Police resorted to heavy lathicharge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse protesters,
who had gathered in large numbers at Shivaji Chowk despite prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144
District and city members of right-wing outfits participated in the protest.The police action caused a stampede-like situation for a brief
Two protesters were injured and 50 vehicles and some shops were damaged during the violence, said police
Normalcy returned late in the afternoon and evening with regular traffic on roads.The violence comes a day after stone-pelting near
Sangamner, in Ahmednagar district
following a stone-pelting incident over social media posts
They had some misunderstanding, which we tried to clear and convince them not to observe a bandh
We asked them not to move away from protest site
damaged two-wheelers and autorickshaws, besides some damaged shops, because of stone-pelting
Many protesters threw stones at vehicles, a place of worship, the meat market and establishments belonging to one community before an
additional police force moved in to take control of the situation
Sporadic instances of stone-pelting continued till 3pm.Almost 90% of shops, trade and business establishments remained shut for most of the
